Fikile Mbalula is a “boy” in ANC politics, according to former ANC secretary general Ace Magashule. The new secretary general, according to the RET heavyweight, has a lot to learn.
Before appearing in the Bloemfontein High Court on several graft allegations related to an R225 million asbestos contract project, Magashule made this statement. Carl Niehaus and the rest of his comrades were with him.
Ace Magashula, the outgoing secretary general of the ANC, has called his replacement, Fikile Mbalula, a “boy.” He claimed to be one of the political hopefuls he helped cultivate. Magashule claimed that, having experienced power for the first time, Mbalula is now disrespectful to him.
“One of the kids I was watching is him. He is still a young lad. He has explained to me why our connection was strained in the past. I taped him so you could see that pretenders aren’t who they say they are when you get out there and start exploring “As Ace Magashule put it.
He has groomed Fikile Mbalula and other young comrades, the ANC veteran stated, but Mbalula sometimes denies his revolutionary role in exile. As a whole, Magashule noted, the ANC is losing support in the communities where it has traditionally thrived.
“What he says is up to him. In spite of his claims that I was never in exile, I did, in fact, take care of these young lads. That trend has died out a long time ago. The ANC’s leadership isn’t prominent in this movement, “The man spoke up and explained.
Ace Magashule’s corruption trial has dragged on for a long time. He claims he is being falsely accused. He has often expressed a desire to face justice in court, but the National Prosecuting Authority has yet to present sufficient evidence to bring him to trial.
Carl Niehaus and other allies made the trip from Gauteng to the Bloemfontein High Court in Free State province to show their support for Ace Magashule.
